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Citation |
Banerjee A, Jha A, Farooq B, Mohan D, Tiwari G, Bhalla K, Goel R. Int. J. Inj. Control Safe. Promot. 2023; ePub(ePub): ePub. |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2023, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group) |
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37162321 |
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Abstract |
Strengthening crash surveillance is an urgent priority for road safety in low- and middle-income countries. We reviewed the online availability and completeness of First Information Reports (FIRs; police reports) of road traffic crashes in India. We developed a relational database to record information extracted from FIRs, and implemented it for one state (Chhattisgarh, 2017-2019). We found that FIRs can be downloaded in bulk from government websites of 15 states and union territories. Another 14 provide access online but restrict bulk downloading, and 7 do not provide online access. For Chhattisgarh, 87% of registered FIRs could be downloaded. Most FIRs reported the date, time, collision-type, and vehicle-types, but important crash characteristics (e.g. infrastructure attributes) were missing. India needs to invest in building the crash surveillance capacity for research and safety management. However, in the interim, maintaining a national database of a sample of FIRs can provide useful policy guidance. Language: en |
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Keywords |
Fatal road crashes; police report; road safety management |